Me and my friend have gotten some encounters with ghosts (I think). Ok this is what happened to me and my friend will tell her encounter after.I live in brisbane, australia. When i went down to gympie we decided to take a trip through the bush. When i was there I found an unusual shaped rock (heart shape) it wasn't exactly natural! On the heart were 2 names, Timothy and Juliet. I didn't think that was weird but i felt kinda strange. Anyways it was late evening and we came home at about 9 pm. I was very tired so i went to sleep. Then at about 12:20 pm I woke up. And standing in front of me was a girl. i was scared.... very scared. Her skin was pale and she was in a white dress. her hair very long and black. It reminded me of the movie the grudge, but she didn't look like as if she was gonna kill me any minute. she had a flower in her hair and she was wearing a necklace exactly the same as the one my friend (who was born in gympie) has found when she was younger also in gympie. The thing that really scared me was that she had several wounds. one in the head. please help. tammy

now my friend will tell her encounter and we wanted to know if they connect in any way.

Hi my name is grace, my encounters a nothing at all like tamara's but its still frightening! So the things that I've seen have been happening my whole life but they are getting worse. The thing i see is a black shadow that always changes form. its weird because when I'm with 'lets say any person' i see the ghost thingy and i ask them can they see it. EVERYONE SAYS THEY CANT D: . I'm worried that somethings wrong with me because no one else can see it!!!!i also find it creepy because tammy and i are so close [ like sisters ] and these paranormal things are happening to both of us. IRONIC!! please help us, we think they need help, were not sure!! from grace.

The most really dangerous what can happen - you can visit a psychiatrist and you will be marked as "sick on mind"
that can affect your career. they will tell you that carreer will not be affected, but it can be affected.

Everything else is not dangerous but interesting. -)))))
Ghosts are not alive people - they can't shoot you or kill ;-)))
I prefer to be afraid of alive people that can shoot or kill ;-))))

Communicate with a ghost, show a respect but not just fear, every one people wants to feel equality and respect.

Tammy, as far as your experience is concerned, you might want to look into the possibility of hypnagogia. This is a possibility any time an experience, especially the sighting of an apparition, occurs shortly upon waking up. Hypnagogia simply refers to that in-between time between being asleep and being fully awake. It is a time that even when we are conscious of our surroundings, there is still a little bit of "bleed-over" that manifests in hallucinations--most often visual, but can affect any of the senses. The entire process falls under the hypnagogia title, but the hallucinations experienced when awaking are generally termed hypnopompia and the ones that happen while FALLING asleep are hypnagogia.

It is possible that the imagery of the young girl was the result of various stimuli combined with your mind trying to work out the significance of the interesting rock you found.

However, many believe that the dream state, and right upon waking, are optimal times for ghosts and/or spirits to visit us. It's less frightening, and we're more receptive. If she shows up again, try speaking to her, either out loud or telepathically.

Grace, as for your experience...don't worry--you're not going crazy, and no board certified psychiatrist will label you "sick on mind" based on those experiences alone, lol. However, since these experiences are escalating, I would strongly suggest mentioning what is happening to your doctor, who perhaps will refer you to someone in the mental health community among other specialists. There are a host of physical issues that can cause seeing shadowy figures---not just psychiatric ones. If physical problems are ruled out, then you can explore the paranormal side of the issue. Shadow beings are one of the mostly widely reported types of manifestations, and they come in many different forms.

For both of you, I would also suggest keeping separate journals of experiences you feel are paranormal. These journals will help you spot patterns and help find solutions to experiences that are NOT paranormal in nature. Neither of you were very clear on what TYPE of help you are seeking here, whether it be validation/support, understanding what you're dealing with, ways to make these things go away, etc. If you're seeking to make these experiences go away...nothing is guaranteed, but there are tons of little tricks that can be found around the web, many based on your personal faith/religious views. However, don't overlook the power of simply taking control. If you have an encounter and it bothers you, audibly tell the entity that this is YOUR space and it needs to leave you alone right now. Be firm, but respectful. And lastly, if you have a reputable paranormal investigation group in your area, consider contacting them for their insight.

Thank you so much it really helps. I have to say it really interests me, i mean the paranormal stuff. I think I might try to talk to it seeing that i have got this strong feeling that it will come back... i don't know why but i just have this feeling! Last Night i dreamt it came and brought me somewhere into an forest. Well.... it is just a dream but maybe it meant something! Anyway thank you sooo much it really helped me, from TamaraHi, its GraceMy friend and i are very grateful that u took a lot of your time to write that reply. any way , my visions of the shadow are getting worse and worse, I'm worried because i think they need our help and i don't know what to do! from grace

I live not in Australia, and I do not know how the "sick on mind" status is given there.
but,
In case you want to visit a doctor, I strongly recommend to find a specialist unofficially (to offer a doctor to earn extra cash after the work), and to pay in cash )))
of course you will be unable to use your medical insurance and it will require some cash.

Also beware of cults and organizations that offer spiritual services: the problem can be not solved but they will ask you to bring more and more cash for "next levels" of initiations/spiritual works/etc etc.

some official specialists are the same (I never used their services, I had no need, but my friend did).
they just waste time and the problem of the client is not solved...

There was also a funny story about the psychiatrist:
Near one of my summer houses there is a summer house of a psychiatrist.
He is very athletic and he deceided to do a swimming pool near his house by himself.
He was not a professional in building, he made a swimming pool, with vertical walls. but after every rain
these vertical walls became... not vertical )))) he made them vertical again and again.....

we were joking:
- why this psychiatrist can't make not-vertical walls... 30-45 degrees angle is normal for the swimming pool.
- because THE PROBLEM WILL BE FULLY SOLVED! The psychiatrist never wants the problem to be solved fully!

so find a good specialist, and visit him unofficially if you want.
but track the progress! don't meet a specialist like that one, that was digging a swimming pool for 2 years.